Plow.



J. P. HUTTO.

PLOW.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 21, 1912.

' Patented Jan. 21, 1913.

. Hutto I W 144 woe A JOSEPH P. HUTTO, OF PELION, SOUTH CAROLINA.

PLOW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 21, 1913.

Application filed March 21, 1912. Serial No. 685,279.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOSEPH P. HUT'ro, acitizen of the United States, residing at Pelion, in the county ofLexington and State of South Carolina, have invented cer-' tain new anduseful Improvements in Plows, of which the following is .aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to plows and particularly to cultivators where anadjustment is necessary between the separate partsto cause the tools tooperate in a way suited to the crop undergoing cultivation.

The invention has for its object the pro-. vision of means whereby thehandles may be readily adjusted bot-h longitudinally of the beam andangularly with relation there-; to and also whereby the tool standardmay: be adjusted angularly in order to cause the. same to penetrate moreor less deeply into the soil.

A further object of the invent-ion is the provision of these adjustablefeatures in a,

plow of which the parts may be readily as-;

sembled and disassembled for repairs or re--. newal.

Having these objects in view the invention resides in the particularfeatures and combinations set forth in the appended claims andhereinafter fully described in connec; tion with illustrative drawingswherein is;

shown a preferred and modified embodif ment of the invention.

In these drawings Figure 1 is a side eleva-L tion of a plow embodyingtheimprovements of this invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse sec-g tionalview on the line 22 of Fig. 1. 3 is a fragmentary top plan view showing;parts hereinafter specifically described. j

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and designated in the accompanying drawings by; likereference characters. 1

Referring to the drawings in detail the reference numeral 1 designatesthe plow;

beam to which is pivoted at 2 the curved tool standard 3 carrying theshare 4 which may be of any suitable type and secured to the standard inthe usual manner by bolts 5.

The plow handles 19 are preferably connected at their forward end by atransverse strap or bar 20 which is adapt-ed to rest within any one ofthe transverse grooves 21 of the rack 22 which is secured to the for:

ward portion of the beam in any suitable manner as, for instance, by thebolts 23. At the forward end of the rack is hingedly connected aduplicate rack member 24 having grooves formed upon its lower face at 25which grooves register wit-h the grooves 21 when the plates overlie eachother, the latter rack serving as a cover for the former. The hingedrack cover 24 is arranged to be held securely upon the rack 22 by meansof a wing nut 26 engaging a threaded stud 27, whereby the transversestrap 20 is firmly secured in place with reference to the beam.

As an optional method of connecting the forward end of the plow handlesto the beam a plate 28 may be rigidly secured to the beam and providedat its ends with eyes 29 within which engage the hooks 30 of straps 31attached to the end of the plow handles and adapted to be bent uponthemselves to prevent their withdrawal from the eyes 29. In this casethe connection between the handles and beam is a pivotal one but is notadjust-able longitudinally.

In their medial portion the handles are connected by a cross bar 32havin depending therefrom vertical slide ro s 33 arranged totelescopically engage within tubular members 34 which at their lowerportion are connected by a transverse member 35 which passes through theplow beam at the rear of the slot 9 forming a pivotal connection at thispoint for the tubular members 34. A brace 36 is fixed to the beam at 37and has a slidable engagement at 38 with the cross bar 32. A set screw39 serves to hold the brace in adjusted position with reference to thebar, and set screws 40 secure the telescopic members 34 in adjustedposition.

The cross bar and telescopic members may be of any ordinary constructionto obtain the action described but the conformation and relation of theparts is such that I am able to and do employ in this connection 1 forpurpose of convenience, economy of first cost and ease of renewalordinary pipe and pipe fittings, the cross bar being constituted of pipelengths 41 attached to the handles 19 by sockets 42 and with the sliderods 105 33 by Ts 43. The members 33 may likewise be pipe sectionsthreaded into the Ts 43 of the telescopic members 34 which are likewisepipe sect-ions of a larger size connected by the elbows 44 with thetransverse member 35 also formed of a pipe section. The connection 37 ofthe brace 36 with the plow beam may be by an inclined socket as shown,into which the brace 36 is threaded. The rectangular constructionemployed by me makes possible the utilization of stock tubular materialin this way to very greatadvantage from the standpoint of cheapness andefliciency.

By loosening the set screws 39 and 40'the handles may be raised orlowered to suit the operator and the nature of the soil undercultivation, the longitudinal adjust-mentof the connection between theforward end of the handles and the beam enables a proper correspondenceof the adjusted parts to be attained. 7

While the parts of my invention thus far described may be employed togreat advantage with a draft attachment of the usual construction Iprefer to employ as particularly advantageous in this connection, aclevis of the form shown.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In a plow, a longitudinally-adjustable connection between the forwardends of the handles and beam, in combination with a verticallytelescopic connection between the medial portion of the handles and thebeam, and an inclined brace connecting the beam and handles in slidablerelation to one of the same, and means to fix the connections inadjusted relation.

2. In a plow, a longitudinally adjustable connection between the forwardends of the handles and beam, in combination with a pivoted verticallytelescopic connection between the medial portion of the handle and thebeam, an inclined rigid brace fixed on the beam and slidably connectedto the handle, and means to fix the connection in adjusted relation.

3. In a plow, a rack fixed upon the upper face of the beam in itsforward portion, a second rack overlying the first, a connection betweenthe forward ends of the plow handles and lying within the grooves formedtelescopic members in adjusted relation.

4:. In a plow, a rack fixed upon the upper portion of the beam in itsforward portion, a second rack overlying the first and hinged thereto atone end, a connection between the forwardends of the plow handles andlying within the grooves formed between the opposing faces of the rack,releasable means to clamp the upper rack member upon the lower and uponthe interposed member 0011- necting the plow handles, a cross barconnecting the handles in their medial portion, a pair of slide rodsdepending from the cross bar, a pair of tubular members pivoted below tothe rear portion of the beam and extending vertically on each side ofthe beam to receive the slide rods in telescopic relation, a rigid bracefixed at the rear end of the plow beam and extending upwardly at anincline to a slidable connection with the cross bar, and set screws tohold the telescopic members in adjusted relation one to the other and aset screw to hold the cross bar in adjusted position on the brace.

5. In a plow, a rack fixed upon the upper portion of the beam in itsforward portion, a second rack overlying the first and hinged thereto atone end, a connection between the forward ends of the plow handles andlying within the grooves formed between the opposing faces of the rack,releasable means to clamp the upper rack member upon the lower and uponthe interposed member connecting the plow handles, a cross barconnecting the handles in their medial portion and composed of pipesections connected to the handles by flanged sockets, Ts on the innerends of the pipe sections, other pipe sections on the inner sides of theTs and a fourway coupling connecting the inner ends of these latter pipesections, pipe sections connected to and depending vertically from theTs, a pipe section extending transversely of the rear end of the beam,elbows on each end thereof, pipe sections connected to the elbows andextending forwardly to receive in telescopic relation the pipe sectionsdepending from the Ts, an inclined pipe socket upon the rear end of thebeam, a pipe section threaded therein and extending through the fourwaycoupling in slidable relation, and set screws mounted in the overlappingends of the telescopic pipe sections, and a set screw mounted in thefourway coupling. 6. In a plow a transverse strap connecting the forwardends of the handles, means for adjustably connecting said strap to theforward end of the beam, a cross bar rotatably mounted within the medialportion of the handles, arms depending from said cross bar, a transversemember pivotally mounted within the beam, tubular members extending fromsaid last mentioned transverse member, and means for adjustably holdingsaid depending arms with said tubular members, substantially asdescribed.

7. In a plow, means for pivotally connecting the forward ends of thehandles and beam, in combination with a cross bar pivotally mountedwithin the medial portion of the handles, a pair of parallel dependingside bars permanently mounted upon said cross bar, a pair of tubularmembers pivotally mounted upon said beam, means for ad- In testimonywhereof I hereunto affix my justably holding said side bars Within saidsignature in the presence of two Witnesses. tubular members, adiagonally extendlng JOSEPH P. HUTTO.

brace bar permanently mounted upon the 5 beam, and means for adjustablyholding said Witnesses:

cross bar upon said diagonal brace, substan- J D. HALLIWANGER, tially asdescribed. W. M. YONOE.

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